{"id":386163,"date":"2025-07-01T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=386163"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T11:45:53","slug":"seeing-oil-barons-in-every-closet-the-climate-movements-desperate-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=386163","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Oil Barons in Every Closet: The Climate Movement\u2019s Desperate Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"386168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=386168\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?fit=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChatGPT Image 16. Mai 2025, 10_12_17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/06\/29\/seeing-oil-barons-in-every-closet-the-climate-movements-desperate-cry\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/jeeztheadmin\/\">Charles Rotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"382\" data-attachment-id=\"386165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=386165\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?fit=1964%2C1038&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1964,1038\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?fit=723%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?resize=723%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?resize=1024%2C541&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?resize=768%2C406&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?resize=1536%2C812&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?resize=1200%2C634&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?w=1964&amp;ssl=1 1964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here comes the latest act in the grand theatre of climate melodrama: a chorus of self-appointed guardians, convinced they are on the losing side of the argument, now clutching at every conspiracy theory that drifts across their newsfeeds. They thunder about \u201cdark money\u201d behind every dissenting tweet, accuse shadowy forces of \u201cvirulent disinformation,\u201d and summon fossil-fuel lobbyists into every room\u2014sometimes even under the bed\u2014to explain why anyone dares question their sacred models. The real punchline? Their kneejerk conspiratorial caterwauling betrays one thing above all: that the debate of ideas is slipping through their fingers, and they have no rational reply save to imagine enemies in every closet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not just a difference of political opinion or healthy debate. It is a coordinated, well-funded campaign to delay action, erode trust and protect the profits of the fossil fuel industry, which profits most from the status quo. These narratives find fertile ground on social media, where algorithms prioritise outrage over facts. They also thrive in moments of crisis and confusion, playing on existing frustrations among communities who don\u2019t feel their voices are heard by those in charge.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/23\/london-paris-vicious-backlash-climate-action-sadiq-khan-anne-hidalgo\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/23\/london-paris-vicious-backlash-climate-action-sadiq-khan-anne-hidalgo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayors of London and Paris bemoan \u201ca surge in climate deniers and delayers spreading virulent disinformation,\u201d as if any skeptical question automatically signals a secret cabal . Their choice of words betrays the familiar tactic: paint every critic as a hireling of Big Oil, then claim moral victory because nobody would dare question \u201cconsensus\u201d in the heat of such righteous indignation. When reason fails, conspiracy theories rear their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They trumpet the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) in London as \u201ca policy proven to cut pollution and save lives,\u201d invoking it like a holy relic against all who would dare drive a slightly older SUV. Yet a closer look at the studies behind these \u201cproven\u201d benefits reveals activist-friendly assumptions, shifting baselines and model runs that treat correlation as causation. If a handful of months with marginally lower particulate readings equals hundreds of \u201clives saved,\u201d then by their logic every cloudy day should cure cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In London, the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), a policy proven to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/programmes-strategies\/environment-and-climate-change\/environment-and-climate-change-publications\/london-wide-ultra-low-emission-zone-one-year-report\">cut pollution and save lives<\/a>, was relentlessly targeted by disinformation campaigns. These messages were seeded by anonymous accounts, supercharged by bots and then repeated across partisan media. The campaigns combined existing fears about the cost of living with more sinister and racially motivated tropes, leading to a surge in attacks online&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2023\/aug\/01\/fake-tweets-about-ulez-plans-cause-alarm-at-london-mayor-office-sadiq-khan\">against politicians<\/a>&nbsp;and supporters,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylondon.news\/news\/transport\/tfl-staff-eggs-white-spirit-29854303\">abuse of TfL staff<\/a>&nbsp;doing their jobs installing Ulez cameras, and eventually dangerous and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/dec\/08\/bomb-attack-ulez-camera-grotesquely-irresponsible-london-mayor\">destructive acts of vandalism<\/a>.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/23\/london-paris-vicious-backlash-climate-action-sadiq-khan-anne-hidalgo\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/jun\/23\/london-paris-vicious-backlash-climate-action-sadiq-khan-anne-hidalgo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next comes the grand claim of improved health and longevity. One reads headlines declaring tens of thousands of lives spared by Paris\u2019s pedestrianised riverbanks or urban cycling campaigns. But those figures emerge from computer simulations\u2014pseudo-science dressed in activist lab coats\u2014rather than controlled trials or real-world data. Linearity is assumed, confounders are ignored, and error bars vanish in a puff of promotional rhetoric. It\u2019s the sort of number-crunching that would make any real statistician weep, right before reaching for the smelling salts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the myth of fossil-fuel lobbyists hiding in every corner grows. Why accept that millions of citizens simply tire of rationed energy, higher taxes and glamorous e-bikes? It\u2019s easier to imagine \u201cdark money,\u201d to cast doubt on honest debate, and to accuse ordinary drivers of being pawns in some evil grand design. If they could bottle that level of paranoia, they\u2019d corner the market on dystopian novels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then there\u2019s the solemn warning that \u201cdisinformation flourishes when trust breaks down. Ultimately, fighting disinformation is not only a matter of public relations, but also about public leadership\u201d. In other words, when a policy proves unpopular, simply call it \u201cdisinformation.\u201d When polling shows the public edging away from Net Zero zealotry, rebrand dissenters as villains. Trust isn\u2019t rebuilt by transparent debate, it seems, but by hammering critics with ever more dire labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the core of these theatrics lies an unspoken admission: the climate models are shaky. Estimates of climate sensitivity to CO2 remain all over the map, confidence intervals are enormous, and feedback loops are stuffed into parameter boxes no one can open. Yet rather than confront these unknowns, the narrative insists on celebrity proclamations and grand summits, as though chanting \u201cNet Zero\u201d can substitute for hard science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Net Zero policies double down on that technocratic impulse. They transport entire industries onto the shoulders of distant bureaucrats, force-feed markets with renewable mandates and treat citizens like lab rats in an energy experiment. The result? Sky-high electricity costs, supply-chain bottlenecks, and looming shortages of critical minerals. Not exactly the health-and-longevity bonanza the activists promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One might expect that, faced with these mounting failures, the architects of Net Zero would pause, revisit their assumptions and engage in open debate. Instead, they accuse anyone daring to point out the elephant in the room of being in league with Big Oil. It\u2019s a classic fallback: when the evidence doesn\u2019t support the policy, show the messenger the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the while, individual liberty and consumer choice get trampled beneath the march of grand plans. Ulez zones encroach, carbon taxes climb, and mandates dictate how one heats a home or what kind of car one can drive. Public sentiment? Irrelevant. Expert opinion? Unassailable. Reasoned discourse? Discouraged, lest someone notice that complex systems rarely tolerate one-size-fits-all interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real debate\u2014about uncertainties in models, trade-offs in policy, and the proper role of government\u2014has become the hostage of conspiracy-fuelled rhetoric. Critics aren\u2019t invited to the table; they\u2019re cast as saboteurs. Meanwhile, the truth of individual responsibility and local solutions goes begging, sacrificed on the altar of centralized control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the climate movement truly believed in its science, it would welcome rigorous scrutiny and healthy skepticism. Instead, it panders to fear, scapegoats dissenters, and resorts to high-volume caterwauling about nonexistent lobbyists under the bed. Like any dogmatic creed, it treats questions as heresy and uses conspiracy to mask the cracks in its foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At its best, skepticism means holding judgment in suspension, demanding evidence, and remaining open to revision. At its worst, the current climate crusade has weaponised skepticism into a cudgel against honest inquiry. When every challenge is labelled a lie, the true dishonesty lies in refusing to acknowledge uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is waking up. People notice higher energy bills, less reliable power and an endless parade of doomsday forecasts that never materialize. They\u2019re not puppets of Big Oil; they\u2019re citizens who prefer transparent debate over hushed conspiracies. If the climate lobby had confidence in its case, it wouldn\u2019t be scrambling to paint critics as mind-controlled villains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next time a mayor or activist declares that only a \u201csurge\u201d of bureaucratic zeal can save us from imaginary marauders, remember: the real threat isn\u2019t fossil fuels or oil executives. It\u2019s a movement that abandons reason, wraps itself in conspiracy, and mistakes conspiracy for conviction. That drama belongs in a pulpy thriller novel, not in the serious debate of public policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here comes the latest act in the grand theatre of climate melodrama: a chorus of self-appointed guardians, convinced they are on the losing side of the argument, now clutching at every conspiracy theory that drifts across their newsfeeds. They thunder about \u201cdark money\u201d behind every dissenting tweet, accuse shadowy forces of \u201cvirulent disinformation,\u201d and summon fossil-fuel lobbyists into every room\u2014sometimes even under the bed\u2014to explain why anyone dares question their sacred models. The real punchline?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":386168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820285,691818946,691818228,691818154,691836173,691818262,691836172],"class_list":{"0":"post-386163","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-big-oil","9":"tag-disinformation","10":"tag-fossil-fuels","11":"tag-net-zero","12":"tag-oil-executives","13":"tag-the-guardian","14":"tag-ultra-low-emission-zone-ulez-3","16":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-16.-Mai-2025-10_12_17.png?fit=1024%2C1536&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1Csr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":414424,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=414424","url_meta":{"origin":386163,"position":0},"title":"Fossil Fuels? 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But if a government agency promotes a game that dehumanizes, mocks and kills critics of the government \u201cGreen program\u201d, they\u2019ll probably get another grant.","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate Denialism\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate Denialism","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-denialism"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ef6b3d18-968f-47fe-8946-ac9402e0e7af_1958x1288.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ef6b3d18-968f-47fe-8946-ac9402e0e7af_1958x1288.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ef6b3d18-968f-47fe-8946-ac9402e0e7af_1958x1288.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ef6b3d18-968f-47fe-8946-ac9402e0e7af_1958x1288.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0ef6b3d18-968f-47fe-8946-ac9402e0e7af_1958x1288.jpg?fit=1200%2C789&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":317444,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=317444","url_meta":{"origin":386163,"position":2},"title":"Climate Murder? 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